The penultimate round of the season saw the top placed Christchurch Bulldogs crush the University Cougars by 125-points. In the the other match of the round, the mid-Canterbury Eagles were never in the hunt against the well credentialed Eastern Blues, losing by 77-points, underlying the two tiered nature of the competition.more

Coach Peterson left no stoned unturned when he named late inclusions for the team that will defend the NPC in Christchurch, over the weekend of the 7th and 8th December. Into the side come Justin Kent and Matthew Crighton.
Making way are Brendan Swift and Jonny Fisher. The injury to Craig Varcoe means that emergency defender Jonny Fisher is likely to come into the squad.more

The Christchurch Bulldogs held of a determined last quarter surge from the Eastern Blues to narrowly claim their third CAFL premiership. Final score:
Bulldogs 11 12 78 def. Blues 10 10 70. This reversed the last result when these two teams met in the last round of the round robin, where the Blues won by 8-points.more

For the first time since 1999, the CAFL is holding a Best and Fairest Award evening, to announce the match by match voting and the ultimate winner of the James Bowden Trophy for 2013. Following this event, we will witness the presentation of playing kits to our NPC squad, who will be participating in the NPC the following weekend. Partners and family are welcome. Tickets $15 pp.more

The 2013 Season has been unveiled. Games will be played at Northwood Park in the early half of the season, then moved to Westminster Park for the socond half and finals, in preparation for the NPC in December.more

In what proved to be a cold, wet and windy day, the Bulldogs arrested a form slump and defeated top of the table Cougars.
The Eagles were well on top of the Blues when the game was called-off at 3/4 time by the opposing coaches. By this time the wind chill factor had plummeted to around zero and it was not fun for players or officials.more

Players, Team Management and the Canterbury community say thank you to STREAM, the Mainland Foundation and The Air Rescue and Community Services Trust for providing financial support to our NPC team.more

in the first game of the year, the Eagles maintained their dominance over the Bulldogs woth a comfortable win. The Blues start off the year in stirring fashion and almost overran the Cougars in the last quarter, suggesting they will be a threat in 2012.more

Canterbury is hosting the 2012 Under-20 NPC. Games will be played at westminster Park, Mairehau. Teams are visiting from Auckland, Wellington and Otago, with a sprinkling of players from Northland and Waikato, to face off against the young Cantabrians.

Whether you support the Cta's, or the Pies, or whether you just love AFL, you're welcome to join the Canterbury AFL community at Robbies Bar and Bistro in Riccarton. The pre-match hype starts at 4:30 PM and the Premiers will be doing their lap of honour by 8:30 PM. Game time is 5:30 PM.

The return of international players saw the standard lift in round 2. The Bulldogs prevailed over a gutsy Cougar outfit, while the Eagles celebrated their second ever win over the slowly improving Blues

The lads from the South have finally got themselves a website. See what the RIOT are planning. They are sure to be coming our way soon. We wish them all the best with developing the great game in their region, where it actually began over 100 years agoi. RIOT!!!!!!!!

The much anticipated clash between defending premiers, the Christchurch Bulldogs and the improved Eastern Blues turned out to be a lopsided contest. The final score, Bulldogs 12 12 84 def. Blues 4 8 32.

The Eastern Blues overran a gallant University Cougars who had led for most of the game to win their 4th game of the season. Final scores
Eastern Blues 10 11 71 defeated University Cougars 8 11 59. The Blues set up the win with two goals into the wind in the third quarter.more

The Eastern Blues showed they are back to their awesome best with a comfortable 30-point win over reigning premiers, the Christchurch Bulldogs. Final scores 11 5 71 to 6 5 41.
The Cougars recorded their first win of the season over a gallant, but undermanned Eagles 11 8 74 to 4 11 35more

Congratulations to Anthony Johnson for being elected to the role of Vice President of the Canterbury Australian Football League. Anthony (Guido) has a passion for the game and has supported the League since his arrival in Canterbury. Please support him in anyway you can. Guido is Chairman of the CAFL for 2010.more

The CAFL gratefully acknowledges the Youthtown Trust for their support of our Junior Cobras at the recent Wellington Under 20 NPC. Their donation contributed towards the team's travel and accommodation expenses. THANK YOU!more

For the first time in the modern incarnation of AFL in Canterbury, an NPC has been won by the Red and Black. The Junior Cobras went through the tournament undefeated and comfortably took out the final against the reigning champions, Aucklandmore

History was made on Saturday 19th September 2009 when the Eagles finally came of age to knock off the reigning premiers. No one present will forget the elation in the Eagle nest after their historic win
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Bulldogs survive Cougar arsenal and launch their counter offensive.
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Our intrepid photographer, Steve Nolan, would like the freedom to walk the boundary line in search of the best shots, so we are looking for persons interested in supporting him in his important role as assistant time keeper and scoreboard operatormore